MOSCOW: South Africa’s Olympic and world champion Chad Le Clos claimed two more wins at the Moscow World Cup meeting on Sunday with victories in the 100m butterfly and 200 medley.
The hosts meanwhile clocked a new world record in the 4x50m mixed freestyle relay in one minute 33.01sec ahead of second-placerd Brazil (1:33.43) and third-placed Japan (1:33.48).
The 21-year-old Le Clos, who won the 200m butterfly on Saturday, was also the first in the 100m butterfly in 49.34sec. The United States’ Tom Shields finished second in 49.74, while Pole Konrad Czerniak was third in 50.66. In the 200m medley, Le Clos clocked one minute 53.04sec to finish ahead of second-placed Australian Kenneth To and Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland, who was third.
In the women’s events, Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, the 2012 World Cup winner and current leader of the 2013 series, also claimed the gold in 400m induividual medley and 200m butterfly.
“My goal was to be in the top three in every race,” Hosszu said. “There is a new rule -- you get points for every medal.” AFP
